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Staff Directory
Cimino, Linda
Linda Cimino
- Title:
- Gail Koziara Boudreaux ’82 and Family Head Coach of Women's Basketball
- Alma Mater:
- Adelphi ’01
- Phone (603):
- 603-646-3194
- At Dartmouth:
- 2nd Year (2023-)
Linda Cimino joined the Big Green as the Gail Koziara Boudreaux ’82 and Family Head Coach of Women's Basketball in May of 2023.
In 2023-24, Cimino's first year at Dartmouth, the Big Green more than tripled their win total from the previous season and earned their first Ivy League win since 2021-22. Victories over New Hampshire, Merrimack, UMass Lowell, Navy and Cornell highlighted a season in which Dartmouth ranked second in the Ivy League in scoring defense, and even committed the fewest fouls per game in the nation. The Big Green ranked among the top five nationally in scoring defense as late February thanks in part to Doreen Ariik, who averaged any Ivy League-best 1.7 blocks per game.
Cimino came to Hanover after a successful five-year stint at St. Francis Brooklyn. During the 2018-19 season, her first with the Terriers, she led the team to a historic finish with 12 conference victories — a program record at the time. Cimino's 2021-22 team topped that feat with a 13-3 conference mark and upended Michigan State during non-conference action for the program's first-ever win over a Power Five opponent. St. Francis Brooklyn has produced four winning conference records in the program's 50-year history, and Cimino was at the helm for three of those campaigns.
The 2001 Adelphi graduate coached 10 All-NEC performers, including Amy O'Neill, who earned first-team honors and led the nation in assists per game during the 2018-19 season. In addition, two of her players were named the NEC Rookie of the Year — Nevena Dimitrijevic (2019-20) and Fruzsina Horvath (2020-21).
Cimino previously spent four seasons as the head coach at Binghamton, where she took the Bearcats from four wins in her first season to 20 in her last. In 2015-16, she was named America East Women's Basketball Coach of the Year after orchestrating one of the nation's biggest turnarounds, having raised the team's win total by 10 games. In 2017-18, Cimino's final season, Binghamton topped 20 wins for the first time in its then-17-year history as a Division I program. The historic campaign culminated in a trip to the Women's Basketball Invitational, where the Bearcats played in their first-ever Division I national postseason game, defeating Youngstown State in the opening round. Binghamton averaged better than 15 wins and played at or above .500 in conference play during each of Cimino's final three years.
In four years under Cimino, Binghamton landed all four of the America East's major awards at least once (Player of the Year, Rookie of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year and Coach of the Year) and was the only program in the conference to do so in that span. Imani Watkins was named America East Player of the Year in 2018 and was the first Bearcat to earn the award since 2002. Alyssa James became just the second three-time Defensive Player of the Year honoree in America East history, joining Watkins as a major award winner in 2018.
Cimino was the head coach at Division II Caldwell University for eight years, beginning in 2006, before entering the Division I ranks. She is the program's all-time winningest coach with 128 victories, including 90 in her final five seasons. Caldwell had won just 39 games in the four years prior to Cimino's arrival. She also filled the roles of associate director of athletics and senior woman administrator during each of her eight years with the Cougars.
Cimino began her collegiate head coaching career in 2001 at Queensborough Community College, where she spent one year. After coaching girls' basketball for three seasons and volleyball for four at Calhoun High School in Merrick, New York, she returned to the collegiate ranks as an assistant coach at her alma mater for the 2005-06 campaign.
In addition to her illustrious coaching career, Cimino chaired the NCAA Women's Basketball Rules Committee from 2018-2020 and served a two-year term on the NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Competition Committee during the same years.
A native of Lincoln, Rhode Island, Cimino played collegiately at Adelphi under current Michigan head coach Kim Barnes Arico and obtained her bachelor's degree in health and physical education in 2001 before earning a master's in health education in 2004. Cimino was inducted into the Rhode Island Interscholastic League Hall of Fame in 2019.
WHAT THEY’RE SAYING
“Linda is a great hire for so many reasons. As a successful head coach, she has taken on new challenges at various stops and consistently found great people and unparalleled success. She brings authentic energy and passion as well as a winning mentality to the Big Green. The day the job opened, she wanted it. She knows Dartmouth is special, and I’m excited to be her biggest fan on her journey! She won’t be outworked and she’s ready to win!”
— Courtney Banghart ’00, North Carolina Women’s Basketball Head Coach
“Dartmouth has hit the jackpot with the hiring of Linda Cimino to lead their women’s basketball program. She is the epitome of a servant leader and one of the hardest working professionals in this business. She will have the Big Green competing for Ivy League championships in no time! An exceptional choice!”
— Billi Chambers, Xavier Women’s Basketball Head Coach
“I am so happy for Linda and for Dartmouth. I have known Linda since she played for me at Adelphi and have loved watching her coaching journey over the years. She has always been an incredibly hard worker, both as a player and a coach. She brings such great energy and understanding of the game to the sidelines. I am excited for her to continue her coaching career at Dartmouth and wish her continued success.”
— Kim Barnes Arico, Michigan Women’s Basketball Head Coach
“Coach Cimino was integral to building our program to Northeast Conference contenders in the last two seasons. Her ability to build a team and get the most out of our student-athletes will serve her well in her new position with Dartmouth. She is an incredible coach and even better person/friend. I wish her all the best!”
— Irma Garcia, St. Francis College Director of Athletics
In 2023-24, Cimino's first year at Dartmouth, the Big Green more than tripled their win total from the previous season and earned their first Ivy League win since 2021-22. Victories over New Hampshire, Merrimack, UMass Lowell, Navy and Cornell highlighted a season in which Dartmouth ranked second in the Ivy League in scoring defense, and even committed the fewest fouls per game in the nation. The Big Green ranked among the top five nationally in scoring defense as late February thanks in part to Doreen Ariik, who averaged any Ivy League-best 1.7 blocks per game.
Cimino came to Hanover after a successful five-year stint at St. Francis Brooklyn. During the 2018-19 season, her first with the Terriers, she led the team to a historic finish with 12 conference victories — a program record at the time. Cimino's 2021-22 team topped that feat with a 13-3 conference mark and upended Michigan State during non-conference action for the program's first-ever win over a Power Five opponent. St. Francis Brooklyn has produced four winning conference records in the program's 50-year history, and Cimino was at the helm for three of those campaigns.
The 2001 Adelphi graduate coached 10 All-NEC performers, including Amy O'Neill, who earned first-team honors and led the nation in assists per game during the 2018-19 season. In addition, two of her players were named the NEC Rookie of the Year — Nevena Dimitrijevic (2019-20) and Fruzsina Horvath (2020-21).
Cimino previously spent four seasons as the head coach at Binghamton, where she took the Bearcats from four wins in her first season to 20 in her last. In 2015-16, she was named America East Women's Basketball Coach of the Year after orchestrating one of the nation's biggest turnarounds, having raised the team's win total by 10 games. In 2017-18, Cimino's final season, Binghamton topped 20 wins for the first time in its then-17-year history as a Division I program. The historic campaign culminated in a trip to the Women's Basketball Invitational, where the Bearcats played in their first-ever Division I national postseason game, defeating Youngstown State in the opening round. Binghamton averaged better than 15 wins and played at or above .500 in conference play during each of Cimino's final three years.
In four years under Cimino, Binghamton landed all four of the America East's major awards at least once (Player of the Year, Rookie of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year and Coach of the Year) and was the only program in the conference to do so in that span. Imani Watkins was named America East Player of the Year in 2018 and was the first Bearcat to earn the award since 2002. Alyssa James became just the second three-time Defensive Player of the Year honoree in America East history, joining Watkins as a major award winner in 2018.
Cimino was the head coach at Division II Caldwell University for eight years, beginning in 2006, before entering the Division I ranks. She is the program's all-time winningest coach with 128 victories, including 90 in her final five seasons. Caldwell had won just 39 games in the four years prior to Cimino's arrival. She also filled the roles of associate director of athletics and senior woman administrator during each of her eight years with the Cougars.
Cimino began her collegiate head coaching career in 2001 at Queensborough Community College, where she spent one year. After coaching girls' basketball for three seasons and volleyball for four at Calhoun High School in Merrick, New York, she returned to the collegiate ranks as an assistant coach at her alma mater for the 2005-06 campaign.
In addition to her illustrious coaching career, Cimino chaired the NCAA Women's Basketball Rules Committee from 2018-2020 and served a two-year term on the NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Competition Committee during the same years.
A native of Lincoln, Rhode Island, Cimino played collegiately at Adelphi under current Michigan head coach Kim Barnes Arico and obtained her bachelor's degree in health and physical education in 2001 before earning a master's in health education in 2004. Cimino was inducted into the Rhode Island Interscholastic League Hall of Fame in 2019.
WHAT THEY’RE SAYING
“Linda is a great hire for so many reasons. As a successful head coach, she has taken on new challenges at various stops and consistently found great people and unparalleled success. She brings authentic energy and passion as well as a winning mentality to the Big Green. The day the job opened, she wanted it. She knows Dartmouth is special, and I’m excited to be her biggest fan on her journey! She won’t be outworked and she’s ready to win!”
— Courtney Banghart ’00, North Carolina Women’s Basketball Head Coach
“Linda has been very successful building and turning around programs. She has always done more with less at every stop. Her career success at private academic institutions leads to this great opportunity at Dartmouth. I’m looking forward to her recruiting, development and program building in the Ivy League.”
— Jose Fernandez, South Florida Women’s Basketball Head Coach
— Jose Fernandez, South Florida Women’s Basketball Head Coach
“Dartmouth has hit the jackpot with the hiring of Linda Cimino to lead their women’s basketball program. She is the epitome of a servant leader and one of the hardest working professionals in this business. She will have the Big Green competing for Ivy League championships in no time! An exceptional choice!”
— Billi Chambers, Xavier Women’s Basketball Head Coach
“I am so happy for Linda and for Dartmouth. I have known Linda since she played for me at Adelphi and have loved watching her coaching journey over the years. She has always been an incredibly hard worker, both as a player and a coach. She brings such great energy and understanding of the game to the sidelines. I am excited for her to continue her coaching career at Dartmouth and wish her continued success.”
— Kim Barnes Arico, Michigan Women’s Basketball Head Coach
“Coach Cimino was integral to building our program to Northeast Conference contenders in the last two seasons. Her ability to build a team and get the most out of our student-athletes will serve her well in her new position with Dartmouth. She is an incredible coach and even better person/friend. I wish her all the best!”
— Irma Garcia, St. Francis College Director of Athletics
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